Home / Macdonald, John. Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah, b.1778; (1848-12-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1570. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. / Passage

Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah

Macdonald, John. Interview with Anderson, Jeremiah, b.1778; (1848-12-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1570. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 319 words

Decr 1st Jeremiah Anderson: "Major Thomas Hungerford was born in King Street (I believe, Connecticut) somewhere in the village of Glenville about 1752 or '3, and married Charity Halsted just before the war. He did not go below until some time after the beginning of the war, and as he said was driven out by the tyranny of General Thomas. He was a shoemaker, but did not follow that trade, and took to some other business. He was a bold, resolute officer, and after the war went to Nova Scotia, where he remained for several years (that is, he returned in 1796 or '97). He died in the Town of Harris [on] in or about 1809 or 1810, and was buried in the Halsted burying ground, contiguous to the Purchase Quakers Meeting burying ground, leaving a daughter Mary H. wife of John Halsted. Major Hungerford's papers are probably in the hands of Richard Fowler of New Burgh or that vicinity who married his grand

daughter, Mrs Mary N. Halsted's daughter.

Lord Stirling's quarters were at this [marg: (Anderson's)] house in 1778, but I don't know about the headquarters of Wilkinson, Kosciusko, St. Clair, &c.

James Sacket was taken at Josiah Fowlers, opposite James Merritts. Mosier was at the old house of Henry Dusenbury in the fields which is yet standing and his Company were around the house. Master Samuel Haight was shaving him. On the alarm he jumped up, took his gun and marched down the lane which then went all the way to Blind Brook. Kipp also went east by the road intending to cut them off. They were within sight of each other at times. After crossing Blind Brook the Refugees threw down the upper rail jumped their horses over the fence and rode towards Mosier who was waiting for them in the middle of the field and who had drawn up his men in a square